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By Jon D. Huddleston on January 21, 2010
Haiti feels the earthquake's aftershock, both literally and figuratively, and the citizens of the world come together in sorrow and hope.
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Stories of Lawyers from the Online Lawyer Community Resolved to Make a Change
By Jon D. Huddleston on January 08, 2010
It’s that time again: the fridge is clear of holiday leftovers, the gym is packed, diet commercials abound, resolutions have been made. A few may even already be,
well, not broken exactly. Let’s just say chipped. Yes, merely a chip. As in chocolate.
It is the beginning of a new year, of a new decade, even. It is time to start afresh, to take the opportunity to improve ourselves, our families, our homes, our work, and our communities. After all, our communities are extensions of ourselves, our families, our homes, and --- particularly for lawyers --- our work. As I take this time to make the changes that I want to see in myself and the world around me, there are some people to whom I can look for inspiration. Here are just a few whom I have gotten to know in the past few months.
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Ye who now will bless the poor, shall yourselves find blessing
By Jon D. Huddleston on December 16, 2009
The popular carol
Good King Wenceslas tells us of a king who travels through a storm to share his bounty with a peasant during Christmastide. Though the king's page struggles against the severe storm, he is enabled to continue their journey by walking in the king's footprints in the snow.
Meet Bill Schmidt, a modern day leader of giving, creating a path toward good works and leaving footprints on peoples' hearts.
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It's easy to get stuck in the trap of focusing on media instead of message. A variety of communication avenues is worth the commitment it takes to learn to use new new tools as well as the tried-and-true, as long as you keep it all about the content.
By Jon D. Huddleston on September 21, 2009
For the past three months, I have been working on my presidential mission, the
Virginia is for Good Lawyers project, which includes
The Big Picture, a video project, and
Reflections, a series of essays written by and about Virginia lawyers. My entire multi-faceted project is about the message, not about how we spread it, but we continue to look for ways in which we can spread our message, through means both technological, like social media, and basic, like face-to-face meetings and speaking engagements.
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Lawyers reflect on their profession, their communities, their passions, and much more in our essay project.
By Jon D. Huddleston on August 18, 2009
As lawyers, we know the importance of "putting it in writing." The act of writing does more for a subject than giving it legal implications, however. When we choose to identify a subject, give it importance, really consider it, form tangible thoughts about it, and, finally, edit those thoughts in anticipation of others' reading it, it gives shape to our abstract thoughts and importance to our choices. The act of communicating our thought for others solidifies them for us, and it can be a transformative process, as those who write briefs, pleadings, and motions well know.
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The annual meeting of the American Bar Association is a chance to meet other bar leaders to swap knowledge and ideas.
By Jon D. Huddleston on July 31, 2009
One of the great benefits of the
ABA annual meeting is the opportunity to meet and renew acquaintances with the leaders of the various other state bar associations across the country.
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Members of the Virginia State Bar have unique opportunities to help our communities and its citizenry.
By Jon D. Huddleston on July 29, 2009
I am continually impressed with the level of community commitment of lawyers throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. During my tenure as President, I will be sharing with you — through our video project, The Big Picture, and through a series of essays written by and about Virginia lawyers called Reflections — the stories of some of Virginia's brightest citizen lawyers. I look forward to hearing from you. Please contact us at TheBigPicture@vsb.org.
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